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Young, Andrew Jackson, Jr.

(Encyclopedia)Young, Andrew Jackson, Jr., 1932–, African-American leader, clergyman, and public official, b. New Orleans. He was a leading civil-rights activist in the 1960s and, as a Democrat from Georgia, serve...

Stone Mountain Memorial

(Encyclopedia)Stone Mountain Memorial, memorial to the Confederacy, consisting of the equestrian figures of Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and Jefferson Davis carved on the northern face of Stone Mt., a granite ...

Durham, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Durham dûrˈăm [key], city (2020 pop. 324,833), seat of Durham co., N central N.C., in the ...

Constantine, city, Algeria

(Encyclopedia)Constantine kŏnˈstəntēn [key], ancient Cirta, city, capital of Constantine dept., NE Alge...

Frankfurt an der Oder

(Encyclopedia)Frankfurt an der Oder än dĕr ōˈdər [key], city, Brandenburg, E Germany, a port on the Oder River, at the ...

Ljubljana

(Encyclopedia)Ljubljana lyo͞oˈblyänä [key], Ger. Laibach, city (1991 pop. 267,008), capital of Slovenia, on the Sava River. An industrial and transportation center, it has industries that manufacture textiles, ...

Ayacucho

(Encyclopedia)Ayacucho äyäko͞oˈchō [key], city, capital of Ayacucho dept., S central Peru. It is a commercial center in a rich mining region that produces gold, silver, and nickel....

Craiova

(Encyclopedia)Craiova kräyŏˈvä [key], city, SW Romania, in Walachia, on the Jiu River, a tributary of the ...

Coimbra

(Encyclopedia)Coimbra kōēmˈbrə [key], city, capital of Coimbra dist., W central Portugal, on the Mondego ...

Ica

(Encyclopedia)Ica ēˈkä [key], city, capital of Ica region, SW Peru, on the Pan-American Highway. It is a commercial ...